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This past weekend, I surprised one of my closest, dearest friends by flying out to California to be with her during her milestone birthday. Little did she know that my arrival was just the beginning of the surprises we (her sisters and husband) had planned for her!  From a backyard Mexican fiesta surprise birthday party to a day at the most fabulous spa I've ever been to (www.glenivy.com) to a Girls Night Out for dinner and drinks to church and then a culminating brunch, it was definitely a

I received a notification that someone had posted a comment to my facebook page.  I itook a look see and tears came to my eyes.  It said...    At first I was shocked that she thought this of me.  You see, Tameka was a client of mine several years ago when she and her hubby, Isham were planning their wedding.  At the time, she was in New York, but planning a wedding her in North Carolina.  We mostly worked together over the phone to plan, although we had the opportunity to meet up on several

I was reading a post on Facebook by my friend and partner Monica Wellness  and it immediately caught my eye starting with the first sentence.  "We are creating a New Generation...Generation B..."Burntout!" I encourage you to read the rest of the post for yourself, but wow, isn't that so true?!?  I find myself so busy sometimes that even when I take the time out for me, my mind is still busy thinking about the next thing on my "To Do" list!  Sound familiar?  I called her shortly after I read

Although I consider myself a cancer survivor because the cancer is no longer present in my body, because of the kind of cancer that I was diagnosed with (Follicular Lymphoma - Stage II), I still undergo treatment once every other month, to end in the spring of 2017.  I had a treatment last Monday, the 4th, in the middle of a very busy period of business and personal travel. To that end, after coming back from Baltimore and DC, I started feeling fatigued and as recent history has proven, I didn't

Since launching the registration for The Shetreat on Monday, I have been full of emotion - excited, nervous, happy, unsure, insecure, and scared. Unfortunately, when I look back at that list, I see mostly negative.  But why?  Why am I feeling so conflicted when I know for sure that this is what I am supposed to be doing?  I know that the purpose behind this event is bigger than me, yet I am worried about its "success".  I am reminded of a conversation I had with my sis-in-love, Andrea.  She

I ventured out on my second weekend trip with Girl Scout Troop 1903 to Carolina Beach, NC on this past Friday evening.  We have a small troop of 6 and so when asked if I minded having all of the girls to ride with me and one other mom, I gladly accepted the challenge (only 4 of the 6 rode as one couldn't come and the other would meet us at her family's beach house).  The girls were really well behaved amid all of their excitement, with plenty of lighthouse centered activities (one of the

I was speaking with a co-worker yesterday, chatting about the concept behind Project She and The Shetreat.  The conversation was fully of head nodding and smiles and clearly we both agreed how necessary this forum is for women.  She then began sharing her story about how she had been very going through a lot from a personal perspective - feeling stressed and sometimes sad - and that when she went to see her doctor, she was ORDERED to take a vacation.  My first thought...how interesting it is

I was diagnosed with cancer, Follicular Lymphoma to be specific, on Friday, June 27th, 2014.  I chose to keep the diagnosis very close to my heart and only shared it with my family and very close friends for a very long time, even after being declared cancer free.  I knew that eventually, I was going to need to share my story with everyone because there was no reason to keep quiet about a blessing such as this.  I remember sharing my story with my soror, mentor and friend, Mrs. Terry Spicer one

A few weeks ago I posted a something to my facebook page that said "If not now, when...", and although I took the first step to introduce my latest endeavor, I didn't fully practice what I was preaching.  For the past few weeks, I have been wavering over how to move forward with introducing Project She and The Shetreat to the world.  I have repeatedly asked myself why I have been dragging my feet and I am finally able to admit the answer - FEAR OF FAILURE.  Fearful that the concept will not be